Lingerie clasp



March 1 1927.

. v R. E. DENMAN LINGERIE CLAS P Filed Oct. 1926 INVENTOR.

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PATENT OFFICE.

RENE E. DENMAN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

LINGERIE cLAsr.

Application filed October 21, 1926. Serial No. 148,283.

This invention relates to improvements in lingerie clasps, and refers more particularly to a combination or composite clasp and pin arrangement,.a guarded pin being fixedly attached to the back, of awlingerie clasp-the entire pin and clasp combination being formed of a single continuous metal wire.

The application is a continuation in part of a previous application, Serial No. 135,626, filed September 15th, 1926, in that it shows a similar type of construction or arrangement of the pin and clasp.

Fig. 1. is a perspective view. of the device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawings, the backs of pin and clasp members are fixedly attached so that the pin portion may be used to fasten the clasp to the inside shoulders of the dress of the wearer and, in this position, the clasp functions, to maintain shoulder straps of lingerie or other undergarments over 'he shoulders of the wearer.

In the common type. of lingerie clasp where the shoulder straps are fastened together, there is noprovision made for holding the straps on the shoulders and, as a consequence, the wearer continuously experiences difliculty in keeping the shoulder straps or'undergarments inposition on the shoulders. The use of a pin' attached to the clasp and fastened to the inside of the dress at the shoulders obviates this difliculty.

The particular novelty in the present construction lies in "the. forming of the. clasp and pin of a single continuous wire stock,-one end of the wire forming'the pin portion I, which is looped to produce the spring of the pin designated as 2. The back of the pin 3 is the prolongation of one end of the spring which is doubled back to 'form the pin guard 4. The wire stock is again doubled back to form a length which runs parallel to the,

back of the pin 3 and is designated as 5 in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This length of wire is extended somewhat beyond the pm spring 2 and is then reversed and bent down to form the clasp catch or holder 6. The reversed portion of the wire, designated as 7, which runs parallel both to the back of the pin 3 and the length of wire designated as 5, constitute the back of the clasp. The portion 7 is extended out beyond the pin guard 4 and looped back to form the free end or holding portion 8 of the clasp. The loop-back end is slightly upturned, as shown at 8 in Fig. 2, to "engage the bent-down and slightly turned-under portion of the catch or holding portion of the clasp. The extremity or re-.

versed end of the holding portion of the clas is terminated in a loop 9 which encirc es the wire stock designated as 3, 5 and 7 at any desired point so as to hold the pin and clasp in position. In the drawings, this loop is shown near the pin guard, but it is understood that the invention is not limited to the particular construction shown. Furthermore, the particular looping and reversing of the wire to form the elements or members of the pin and clasp may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

. Any desired metal may be used,-it being essential only that thewire have sufficient resiliency or spring to'be formed into an effective clasp and pin.. Either gold, silver, alloys, laquered or plated metals may be used as wire stock for the device.

I claim as my invention:

posite pin and clasp arrangement formed integrally of a single continuous wire, one end of the wire formingthe point of the pin and the opposite endforming a holding loop encircling the backs of the pin and. clasp to hold the pin and clasp portions in position. 2; A lingerie clasp, comprising a composite pin and clasp arrangement formed integrally of a single continuous wire, one end of the wire forming the point of the in and 1. A lingerie clasp, comprising a comportions in position, 

